Cardiac cobaltism: a rare complication after bilateral metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty

This is one of the first documented cases of metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip arthroplasty cobalt cardiac toxicity that has led to patient death. A 69-year-old female presented to our institution with cardiac failure secondary to cobalt toxicity resulting from bilateral MoM total hip arthroplasty. Her...

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Main Authors: John R. Martin, MD, Luke Spencer-Gardner, MD, Christopher L. Camp, MD, John M. Stulak, MD, Rafael J. Sierra, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344115000710